Studies of the role of steroid hormone in the regulation of oocyte maturation in cattle

• Main Authors: Yamashita Yasuhisa (Author), Yamashiro Hideaki (Author), Kumamoto Kanako (Author), Isobe Naoki (Author), Wang Hai (Author), Terada Takato (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2006-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The objective of this study was to investigate whether the steroid hormone(s) secreted from cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) is a prerequisite for bovine oocyte maturation and cumulus expansion using aminoglutethimide (AGT), a P450 ch...